Health/alternative medicine
Los Angeles Hand Surgeon- Healthy Hands
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that occurs in men and women of various ages. This condition results from repetitive use of the hands. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a problem of nerve irritation in the wrist. The major nerve in the wrist travels through a narrow passage called the carpal tunnel. Repetitive work or [...]
Avoiding Carpal tunnel surgery
Using your hands is so natural most of us don’t even think is a condition that occurs from repetitive use and over use of the hands. Although this can occur in both men and women there are a higher percentage of women about it before we use them or engage in tasks that only involve [...]
Basilar Joint Arthritis Treatment Options
Our thumbs have been credited with separating man from beast and allow us to accomplish many daily activities, such as unscrewing lids from jars, typing, chopping vegetables, or grasping a pen. Unfortunately, those who suffer from Basilar joint arthritis, the most common arthritic condition of the hand, lose the ability to [...]
Arthritis and Foods That Help
Millions of men and women are affected by arthritis, and although the illness cannot be cured there are remedies that will provide pain relief. If one is experiencing basilar joint arthritis symptoms or any other symptoms it is important to first see a hand specialist in order to get the proper diagnoses and from there [...]
Arthritis pain and relief
Dismissing pain in the hands can only lead to pain progressively getting worse. Although arthritis does occur in men it is much more common in women over the age of 40. Arthritis in any part of the body is generally caused by the same thing, repetitive motion or injury. It is highly important that one [...]
Preventing Carpal Tunnel
There are many people who have carpal tunnel and are very unaware of it. Although most people feel pain shooting down the arm and experience the occasional numbness most believe the pain will simply go away on its own. Fact is carpal tunnel does not go away on its own instead the signs and symptoms [...]
Basilar joint arthritis
Basilar joint arthritis is arthritis of the thumb. The thumb joint receives a vast amount of stress especially with pinching motions. The thumb joint generally wears out and has many arthritic problems the most common arthritis in the thumb are: Rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune disease), traumatic arthritis (by injury), and osteoarthritis (degenerative disease). One’s physician will [...]
What you must know about carpal tunnel syndrome.
It is difficult to avoid excessive use of the hands when in current times most all work requires the use of computers or some other gadget that must be maneuvered with the hands. Many times the using our hands throughout the day excessively is routine. Whether it be working with computers or simply doing hair [...]
Carpal Tunnel symptoms and treatments – hand surgery Los Angles
Many people suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome but simply have no idea what that means besides the spreading pain that occasionally shots up the arm and elbow. Carpal tunnel syndrome is when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand become pinched or pressed at the wrist. The median never controls sensations [...]
Basilar joint arthritis symptoms – Basilar Joint Arthritis Over view
The basilar joint is formed by a small bone in the wrist and the fist bone in the thumb. This joint allows the thumb to move in several directions for pinching and gripping. It is common to develop arthritis in the basilar thumb. Osteoarthritis and/or degenerative arthritis are conditions which develop from the natural wear [...]